Minutes:
Councillor Bruce Baker attended the meeting and spoke as Ward Councillors.
Concerns and suggestions raised at the meeting included the following:
The Cabinet Member listened to the concerns of the petitioners Ward Councillor and advised that he would be agreeing Recommendations 1 and 2 and amending recommendation 5. Recommendations 3 and 4 would not be agreed.
The Cabinet Member stated that a temporary camera had previously been installed but had not recorded any incidents. Residents should be able to expect peace and quiet and with that in mind recommendation 5 was to be amended to read:-
‘Officers investigate modern wireless temporary CCTV in consult with the lead petitioner, Chris Groom and Councillor Baker on the best location for the Camera. That the camera be for an experimental period of 3 months with a report back to the Cabinet Member at the conclusion of the temporary period for a further decision to be made.
The Cabinet Member also advised that he believed there was merit in speaking to the Borough Commander to ensure that the Eastcote Safer Neighbourhood Team was aware of the problems in the area. Control of the Police operations was not under the Authority’s control but a request for more input form the Safer Neighbourhood Team would be requested.
Officers advised the meeting that there was a process that needed to be followed before CCTV could be installed. If after following the process and CCTV agreed it was hoped that a camera could be in place by the end of April. In answer to an issue raised by the petitioner officers advised that the Community Safety Teams (CST) call were answered by the Contact Centre with any Anti Social Behaviour calls are forwarded onto the CST.
The Cabinet Member and Ward Councillors were to be advised of the timescale for the installation of the CCTV.
Resolved
1. Solutions to the problems in the area are not obvious due to the sporadic nature of the incidents and the residential nature of the area.
2. The local Police Safer Neighbourhood Team had been asked to patrol The Sigers more frequently on Friday and Saturday evenings between 23:00 - 03.00, as these tend to be the peak times of the incidents after the pubs close.
3. Officers investigate the purchase of a modern wireless temporary CCTV to be installed in The Sigers. That in consultation with the lead petitioner, Chairman of Eastcote Residents Association and Ward Councillors the best location for the Camera be discussed. That the camera be for an experimental period of 3 months with a report back to the Cabinet Member at the conclusion of the temporary period for a further decision to be made.
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